Michael S. Wenk, M.S., a Senior Regulatory Consultant with Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. (B&C®), has managed global regulatory affairs and product stewardship divisions at Fortune 500 chemical and chemical product companies for over 20 years. He is an internationally-recognized expert in chemical registration and regulation in Central and South America, and the Middle East. Mr. Wenk possesses an exceptionally broad understanding of international chemical regulatory programs, as well as a nuanced understanding of corporate operations and business procedures, acumen he deploys to assist clients in achieving global regulatory compliance and business success in a competitive marketplace.

Mr. Wenk offers clients particular expertise in categories including food contact substances, biocides and pesticides, fertilizers, oil and mining chemicals, and pulp and paper products; in regulatory programs including the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), and the Canadian Environmental Protection Act (CEPA), among others; and in regulatory due diligence for chemical companies involved in mergers and acquisitions.

Throughout his career in regulatory affairs and product stewardship, Mr. Wenk has developed direct regulatory authority contacts in almost 100 countries; his intuitive knowledge of the regulatory and cultural characteristics of each region is a powerful asset for clients, especially in Central and South America and the Middle East where regulatory compliance requirements can seem far from clear-cut. In these markets and throughout the global regulatory landscape, Mr. Wenk has demonstrated an ability to identify key regulatory issues, develop cost-benefit analyses for instances where multiple registration and regulation options exist, recommend the most viable path forward, and negotiate with national authorities to manage effectively product registrations.

Mr. Wenk writes and speaks frequently on global chemical regulatory matters and especially on chemical management in Central and South America and the Middle East. He authored chapters on Mexican and Central and South American chemical regulation in "Global Chemical Control Handbook: A Guide to Chemical Management Programs" published by the American Bar Association and is author of over a dozen peer-reviewed professional journal articles. Mr. Wenk has both chaired and presented sessions at a wide variety of regulatory conferences in Belgium, China, Germany, Greece, the Netherlands, Spain, South Korea, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, and the United States.

Mr. Wenk holds a Bachelor's Degree in Human Ecology, with a concentration in Government Affairs, from Rutgers University, a Master's Degree in Environmental Science from Rutgers University/The New Jersey Institute of Technology, and a Masters of Business Administration (MBA) from the University of Maryland.

Wenk, Michael S, "The European Union's Eco-Management and Audit Scheme (EMAS): Still a Viable Entity or a Concept Spiraling Towards Obscurity?" Journal for European Environmental & Planning Law, January 2009.

Wenk, Michael S., "The European Union's Eco-Management and Audit Scheme (EMAS): Still a Novel Approach to Environmental Protection, or an Idea Whose Time Has Passed?" Journal for European Environmental & Planning Law, January 2006.

Wenk, Michael S., "The European Union's Eco-Management and Audit Scheme (EMAS): An analysis of the development process with a case study of its impacts," Environmental Quality Management, 17-18 2004.

Wenk, Michael S., "The European Union's Eco-Management and Audit Scheme (EMAS): Still a Viable Entity or a Concept Spiraling Towards Obscurity?" First International Conference on Environmental Management, Engineering, Planning and Economics (CEMEPE), University of Thessaly, Skiathos Island, Greece (June 2007).

Wenk, Michael S., "The European Union's Eco-Management and Audit Scheme (EMAS): An analysis of the development process with a case study of its impacts." Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Air and Waste Management Association, Indianapolis, Indiana (June 2004).

Wenk, Michael S., "The European Union's Eco-Management and Audit Scheme (EMAS): An analysis of the development process with a case study of its impacts." Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Federation of Environmental Technologists, Milwaukee, Wisconsin (March 2004).

Wenk, Michael S., "The European Union's Eco-Management and Audit Scheme (EMAS): An analysis of the development process with a case study of its impacts." Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Registry of Environmental Professionals, Orlando, Florida (November 2003).